Apprentice Carpenter (Ref BEL-0002-26)
TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIPS IN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Billericay (CM11 2PT)
Closes in 9 days (Thursday 30 April 2026)
Posted on 20 April 2026
Contents
Summary
Work with a well-established main contractor on a new residential build site, gaining hands-on experience in bricklaying and construction while working towards a Level 2 Carpentry Apprenticeship. This is a great opportunity to develop practical trade skills and start a rewarding career in construction.
- Wage
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£17,680 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm.
42 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 5 May 2026
- Duration
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2 years 3 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Assist qualified carpenters with first fix work (e.g. floor joists, wall partitions, roof structures)
- Support second fix carpentry tasks such as fitting doors, skirting boards, architraves, and kitchens
- Measure, cut, and prepare materials under supervision
- Learn to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications
- Use hand tools and power tools safely and correctly Help with the installation of timber frames, staircases, and roofing components
- Maintain a clean and organised work area in line with site standards
- Follow all health and safety procedures, including proper use of PPE
- Assist with unloading and storing materials and deliveries Work collaboratively with other trades on site
- Carry out basic quality checks on work to ensure it meets required standards
- Report any issues, defects, or hazards to the supervising carpenter or site manager
- Support snagging and finishing tasks towards project completion
- Continuously develop practical skills and knowledge through on-the-job learning
Where you'll work
Maitland Lodge
Southend Road
Billericay
CM11 2PT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BUILDING CRAFTS COLLEGE
Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
- Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
- Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Select, use and store hand tools.
- Select, use and store power tools.
- Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
- Produce jigs.
- Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
- Site carpenter: Apply first fix techniques and practices for: 1. structural carcassing (load bearing studwork), 2. straight timber or metal partition walls, 3. floor joists 4. floor joist coverings and 5. straight flights of stairs.
- Site carpenter: Install structural fixings.
- Site carpenter: Size timber from sizing tables.
- Site carpenter: Apply site second fix techniques and practices for: 1. service encasement, 2. cladding 3. wall and floor units and fitments, 4. handrails and spindles to straight flights of stairs, 5. internal and external doors, 6. skirting boards and architrave, 7. window boards.
- Site carpenter: Apply site carpenter techniques and practices to construction of rafter roofs, including trussed (prefabricated) and traditional (built on site) including the construction of verge, eaves and fitting loft access.
- Site carpenter: Use and store laser levels for example cross line laser.
- Site carpenter: Form connections, for example, using joints, nails, screws, bolts and adhesive.
- Site carpenter: Apply measuring, marking out, cutting (square and angled), mitring, hinging and recessing techniques.
- Site carpenter: Carrying out splicing and scribing techniques.
- Architectural joiner: Produce setting out details, including setting rods, and mark out for timber products.
- Architectural joiner: Produce basic woodworking joints including dovetail, bridal, mortise and tenon and halving.
- Architectural joiner: Form connections using dowels, biscuit, staples and adhesives.
- Architectural joiner: Apply techniques and practices to the manufacture and assembly of a timber window with casement including glazing rebates and associated ironmongery.
- Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for first fix products: 1. straight staircases, 2. door frames and linings.
- Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for second fix products: 1. timber doors, 2. wall and floor units, 3. timber mouldings, 4. staircase spindles and balustrades.
- Architectural joiner: Fit ironmongery including door locks, door handles, door hinges, latches and draw runners.
- Architectural joiner: Inspect, prepare and operate fixed machinery.
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
- Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.
- Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.
- Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
- Select, use and store hand tools.
- Select, use and store power tools.
- Maintain and sharpen hand tools.
- Produce jigs.
- Identifies well-being support available to self and others.
Training schedule
Training is delivered through a monthly, week long block release at the college in Stratford
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade 3)
- Maths (grade 3)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Number skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- The apprentice will need to have passed the CITB CSCS operatives test
- Due to local planning restrictions you must live in the following areas in order to be considered; Billericay, Basildon, Pitsea, Langdon or Wickford
About this employer
Training & Apprenticeships in Construction Ltd (TrAC) is a DfE approved Flexi Job Apprenticeship Agency who will employ you for the duration of the apprenticeship and pay your salary. You should be aware that you will be placed with a host employer but you will not be employed by them. Your placement may change during the course of your apprenticeship but TrAC will employ you throughout, as well as continuing to support you into employment or further learning at the end of your apprenticeship.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon completion of this apprenticeship there is the potential of permanent employment although this cannot be guaranteed
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BUILDING CRAFTS COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027190.
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Closes in 9 days (Thursday 30 April 2026)
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